Dec 17, 2020
We had the pleasure to chat with Gregg + Jaye Buchbinder from
Emeco! This powerhouse father-daughter duo is taking the furniture
& sustainability industry by storm!
Gregg Buchbinder is the CEO of Emeco. He received a BA in business&
in 1988 became the owner of the company. Jaye Buchbinder is
currently a Product Development Engineer at Emeco. She received her
Bachelor of Science, SustainableDesign Engineering & her Master’s
degree, ManagementScience and Engineering from Stanford
University.
The story of Emeco is a special one. One rooted in the history of
manufacturing here in America and producing products from recycled
aluminum, that are built to last the test of time, since 1944.
These roots, blended with the hard work, design spirit, and a
vision to turn the company into the remarkable company it is
today.
Gregg and his late father Jay had a vision for the company from day
one. Both Southern California natives and avid surfers, they shared
a mutual respect for nature and a desire to make the world a better
place.
Through the years Emeco has achieved some very remarkable
milestones in both sustainability & design. They have partnered up
with numerous notable architects and designers, Philippe Starck,
Jasper Morrison, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, and Sir Norman Foster,
to name drop a few! They partnered up with Coca-cola to create an
upcycled chair from the iconic red plastic tops. And now have a
chair that is "made with 90% industrial waste material" SO
COOL
Fast forward to the present day, Gregg + Jaye share what it's
really like to work with each other, the ever-growing role that
sustainability plays at Emeco, new exciting things they are working
on, and lessons learned along the way!
Their innovation is avid, their purpose is strong, the facts are
hard, and their story and heart are inspiring. Thank you Gregg +
Jaye for allowing me to share your story & I cannot wait to come
tour the factory one day!;)
This one left me questioning my own view on sustainability and
pointing the finger right back at myself and asking, what can
I do better? What can we do better?
Every bit counts and we for sure are all on this big beautiful
planet together.
See you in the chat!
C O N N E C T
+ @emecochairs
+ gregg@emeco.net
+ jaye@emeco.net